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Evasion of Rs. 50,000 crore of indirect taxes and undisclosed income of Rs. 21,000 crore had been unearthed in the past two years, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Listing steps by the government to tackle black money, the ministry said in a statement laws like the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Act were responsible for the development. The Act provided a window for declaring undisclosed income abroad, which was taxed at 30 per cent with an additional 30 per cent penalty. Failure to meet the compliance timeline attracted additional penalty of 90 per cent for a total tax liability of 120 per cent on the undisclosed income abroad. “The value of smuggled goods seized has increased to Rs.3,963 crore in the last two years, a 32 per cent increase over the two previous years,” MoS for Finance Jayant Sinha tweeted on Tuesday. Prosecution rates had also risen 25 per cent, with 1,466 cases lodged, the ministry said. It added key suggestions of the special investigation team o

The government is likely to make public its new framework on renegotiation of public- private partnership ( PPP) contracts in a month’s time. The new framework will allow renegotiations based on sector- specific issues, especially for national highways and ports, and will provide greater flexibility to the parties involved. This comes even as another PPP initiative, the proposed Public Utility Resolution of Disputes ( PPP) Bill, has been put on the back burner as the Centre has gone slow on its upcoming legislative agenda. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced a comprehensive review of renegotiations of PPP projects in his 2016- 17 Budget speech. He had also spoken of introducing a new Bill to deal with resolution of PPP disputes. The new framework on renegotiation of such projects is partly based on the recommendations of the panel headed by former finance secretary Vijay Kelkar, and will distinguish quantified bid percentages and qualitative materiality type considera

The government has gained the right to tax capital gains arising in Mauritius from sale of shares acquired on or after April 1, 2017, in Indian companies. India and Mauritius on Tuesday signed aprotocol for amendment of a three- decadeold double taxation avoidance agreement. The agreement was signed in Port Louis. During a transition period of two years, the tax will be limited to half the Indian tax rate. The full tax rate will kick in from 2019- 20. “This could bring some disappointment to foreign investors. What was expected widely was exemption on capital gains would continue with some additional conditions. However, it is not as bad as you would imagine,” said Daksha Baxi, executive director, Khaitan & Co. The development could affect investors in the US, many of whom use Mauritius to route money to India. The tax treaty between India and the US does not grant investors credit in the US for taxes paid in India. “This protocol is a result of many years of negotiat

www.caonline.in News... 1.Registration u/s 12AA cannot be denied questioning profit motive. [MS. Sree Anjaneya Medical Trust vs. CIT (Kerala HC)]. 2.Rate of interest on delayed payment of duty as applicable during the impugned period . [Jeevan Diesels & Electricals Ltd. vs. commissioner of central excise, pondichery (Chennai – CESTAT)]. 3.PDC is preparing a panel for forensic auditing for CBI. Please visit www.icai.org/www.pdicai.org for details. 4.Pre-multipurpose empanelment form (P-MEF) for the year 2016-17 is now hosted at www.meficai.org. Ensure that your status is updated on or before 25th May, 2016. 5.Forms GNL-1 (Application to ROC) and GNL-4 (addendum for rectification of defects/ incompleteness) revised. Companies (registration offices and fees) amendment Rules, 2016. For more News Like us on https://www.facebook.com/caonlineofficial Or Subscribe on mail visit : www.caonline.in

www.caonline.in News... 1.Today (10.5.16) is last date to file ER-1, 2 and 6 for excise returns by Non SSI assesses, EOUs and by units paying duty of more than 1Cr respectively, for April 2016. 2.VCES 2013: Even 6 days delay cannot be condoned. [ Kasmisons Builders Pvt. Ltd. vs. Assistant Commissioner of Service Tax (Kerala HC)]. 3.Verification of ITR through EVC pending due to non-filing of ITR-V. Circular no: 13/2016, New Delhi, 9th May, 2016. 4.Dvat notification reg changes in tax rates and reducing tax on certain items as passed in Delhi budget on 28th March 2016 have been notified today on 09/05/2016 vide Notn. No.dsvi/148. Rates effective from 10/05/2016. 5.MCA vide notification dated 6th May, 2016: form GNL-1 and form GNL-4 have notified. For more News Like us on https://www.facebook.com/caonlineofficial Or Subscribe on mail visit : www.caonline.in

A day ahead of the floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly, the Lok Sabha passed a fourmonth budget of ` 13,640 crore for the state on Monday amid resistance from Opposition parties. The Bill was passed by a voice vote. Moving the Appropriation bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said its passage was a “constitutional requirement”, even as Congress MPs staged a walkout in protest, while members of other Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) opposed the move. “Parliament would have had to pass the bill – which makes funds provisions for a period of four months from April – even in the case of a popular government being installed in Uttarakhand after Tuesday’s floor test. Therefore, the timing of the decision to move the bill is not of consequence”, Jaitley responded to questions from Opposition MPs about the need to push through with the legislation. Jaitley said

The government on Monday indicated that it was ready to review the contentious provisions in the draft of the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill. According to the draft bill, it will be mandatory to take permission from a government authority before acquiring, disseminating, publishing or distributing any geospatial information of India. The draft also proposes a jail term of seven years and a fine upto ` 100 crore if anyone wrongly depicts India’s map prepared with geospatial imagery. “The idea behind the bill is to ensure privacy of Internet users. We are open to consider all suggestions that will come in the next one month,” a top home ministry official said on the condition of anonymity. The government has put the draft of the bill in public domain. All stakeholders in the government have been asked for their views. The government also proposed to set up a Security Vetting Authority to carry out security vetting of the Geospatial Information of India, but is facing cr